Organizations, in this paper, are presented as being non-linear dynamic complex systems. The paper gives a critical introduction to the different complexity theories. It shows how these theories could be used in organization research. The different complexity theories which are described are :...

The issue concerning performativity has been under debate in the field of social studies of finance in the past few years. Until recently, the trend has consisted in transforming the original concept of Austin from its linguistic base into a concept, which takes into account the critiques of...

Présente cette discipline qui, comme la microéconomie, analyse la décision individuelle du consommateur et le traitement du risque mais qui décompose et étudie les différentes opérations mentales entrant en compte dans la décision et dans l'évaluation des risques.

Historically, the development of budgetary control in French businesses took place within the ideological context of the debate on organisation of the economy following the economic and political crises of the 1930s and 1940s. Budgetary control was seen by many actors as one of the practices...